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Vampire Lincoln is exactly the way I like my men: a bit of a perv, accompanied by an evil horde of Buffy rip-offs. Enjoy the short, one hairy Kaiju and my Russian boyfriend's back. More »
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This week, we learned all about the moral responsibilities that come with a toaster that makes golden toast and waited with Thor for the last bus. Plus, we're giving you yet another completely amazing trailer from Inhabited Island with more new footage of the blondie Russian space traveler and his new alien pals. More »
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This week, take a closer look at Russian scifi epic Inhabited Island to see the bad boy side to the curly headed hero in the new trailer were we finally able to get - Looks like he's not afraid to smear some blood all over those baby blues and kick some werewolf butt. Plus, we've got a closer look at the blood sucking creatures from Guillermo del Toro's Splice and two shorts worth pointing and shouting about. More »
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Here's the first trailer for Russia's biggest science fiction epic ever, Inhabited Island. It's a Blade Runner-esque post-apocalyptic satire, based on a 1971 novel about astronaut Maxim Kammerer, who lands on a planet devastated by nuclear destruction and ruled by five "Unknown Fathers" who use mind-control towers to subdue the populace. Click through for a gallery of stills. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=393797&view=rss&microfeed=true The long-awaited Russian scifi film Inhabited Island will screen in Berlin this week. This $40 million dollar epic is one of the most expensive films to come out of the Motherland. It's based on the 1971 Soviet novel called Prisoners of Power, written by the Strugatsky brothers, and follows amateur astronaut Maxim Kammerer after he lands on a planet based satirically on the U.S.S.R. The planet is peppered with mind-control towers that the government has disguised as a missile defense system. The newcomer destroys this network, but might have doomed its people and himself in the process. You can read an online version of the out of print (in English, anyhow) novel here. [Variety] More »
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